Archive for category: Local News

New Geist Radio Show Debuts

New Geist Radio Show Debuts

0 / May 15, 2007 5:04 am

Two neighbors and friends have gotten together to create the latest local news radio channel, Geist Radio (www.GeistRadio.com). Tom Britt and Steve King co-host this Internet-delivered podcast show featuring local restaurant reviews, upcoming events, interviews, and other interesting tidbits pertaining [...]

Geist Half Marathon Off to Running Start (Video)

0 / May 9, 2007 9:08 pm

Geist business owners, residents, Lawrence Township and Hamilton Southeastern school officials turned out for the Geist Half Marathon and 5K Walk/Run press conference and complimentary lunch at Bella Vita restaurant on May 1st. AtGeist.com Publisher and Half-Marathon President Tom Britt [...]

Young Voices Short Story Winners Announced

0 / May 7, 2007 1:15 pm

Our “Young Voices Short Story Competition” winners were on hand at the Indianapolis WriteStuff Writers’ Conference on April 28th to receive their plaques. Over 100 entries were read by the WriteStuff Writers’ judges and faculty with the three winners announced [...]

Geist Girls Clean Up Their Act for Earth Day

0 / May 2, 2007 7:51 am

Recently three area girls learned why we celebrate Earth Day and decided to roll up their sleeves and get involved. Laura Hinshaw, Taylor Nagy and Rachel Auten, all Forest Glen fifth-graders, spent an afternoon looking for and removing trash and [...]

Admirals Sound, Lawrence Central Center Signs with Kentucky State University

0 / April 15, 2007 3:45 am

Lawrence Central’s 6’ 9” center, Alex Somerville, has signed a National Letter of Intent for a full athletic scholarship to play basketball for Kentucky State University. Alex was recruited by Division I schools Wyoming, Coppin State and IUPUI; Division II [...]

Interesting Directions from Google.com

0 / April 12, 2007 3:02 pm

How do you get from New York to London? Hmm, well, go to Google.com, click on “Get Directions” and type in “new york” to “london” on their maps and see what step #23 says.

Two Overnight Fires in Fishers

0 / February 18, 2007 5:37 am

The Fishers Fire Department extinguished two fires overnight. The first fire was at the Studio 6 motel at 8250 North By Northeast Boulevard, and the second was at a residence in the 6300 block of Stratford Drive. Both fires were [...]

Arrest Made in Yesterday’s Fatal Crash on I-69

0 / February 16, 2007 1:27 pm

Investigators from the Fatal Alcohol Crash Team arrested Roger E. Buell today after he was released from Methodist Hospital. Roger Buell is charged with Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death, a class C Felony. He was transported to the Hamilton County [...]

Senate Hearing on Annexation Could Change Course Statewide (Audio & Video)

1 / February 9, 2007 3:47 pm

The Senate Government and Elections Committee hearing on proposed senate bills 161 and 112 have fueled the annexation fires in Indiana, again. Senator Beverly Gard, a republican from Greenfield that represents both unincorporated areas and Fishers residents, authored the two [...]

Fishers Residents Provide Feedback with National Survey (Video & Audio)

0 / January 10, 2007 12:54 pm

The Town of Fishers hosted a press conference today where Town Manager Gary Huff went over the results of the National Citizens Survey conducted last fall. Surveys were sent to 1,200 random Fishers residents in the 46038 and 46037 zip [...]

Olio Road Bridge Expansion to Add Lanes

0 / December 29, 2006 11:26 am

As temperatures fall, construction continues on expansion of the Olio Road bridge over Geist Reservoir. The Hamilton County Highway Department is hoping to keep ahead of the lightning-paced growth along Olio Road. The $6.8-million bridge expansion is just one part [...]

Tuesday Night Fishing Club Hosts Season Finale Tournament

0 / November 7, 2006 7:11 am

One of the state’s largest and oldest fishing tournaments hosted their season-ending finale last month on Geist Reservoir. “We just call it the ‘Tuesday Night Fishing Club,’” said Gary Brewer, the 65-year-old club organizer and Fortville resident. For over 30 [...]

Wine Tour Community Day Deemed ‘Frisky’ and ‘Sassy’

0 / October 10, 2005 7:06 am

Steve and Patty King from Admirals Landing and Bob and Pat Tollini from Admirals Bay were shoe-ins for a good time. Plus, we had our driver from the Cincinnati Reds Day Trip we had on Fathers Day, Hugh Selleck (not [...]